Amblyseius acalyphus

Lofego, Antonio C., Demite, Peterson R., Kishimoto, Raquel G. & De, Gilberto J., 2009, Phytoseiid mites on grasses in Brazil (Acari: Phytoseiidae), Zootaxa 2240, pp. 41-59 : 42

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.190527
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3513595
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03935004-2B3A-FFFD-258C-FD8EB6D79512
treatment provided by	Plazi (2016-04-20 01:16:03, last updated 2024-11-26 06:38:03)
scientific name	Amblyseius acalyphus
status

Treatment

Amblyseius acalyphus View in CoL Denmark & Muma

Amblyseius acalyphus View in CoL Denmark & Muma, 1973: 243; 1989: 75; Moraes et al., 1986: 6; 2004: 12; Feres & Moraes, 1998: 125; Chant & McMurtry, 2004a: 203; Lofego et al., 2004: 2 View Cited Treatment .

FEMALE (1 specimen measured). Dorsal shield 337 long and 200 wide; j1 28, j3 39, j4 7, j5 5, j6 7, J2 8, J5 7, z2 13, z4 9, z5 9, Z1 10, Z4 72, Z5 155, s4 58, S2 8, S4 8, S5 9, r3 11, R1 11; distances between st1-st3 53, st2-st2 70 and st5-st5 not visible; ventri-anal shield not visible; JV5 not visible; movable and fixed cheliceral digits not in suitable position to be examined; calyx of spermatheca 10 long; Sge I 28, Sge II 35, Sge III 38, Sti III 23, Sge IV 60, Sti IV 48, St IV 73.

Specimens examined: Turmalina (20° 00' S, 50° 26' W), June 2008, on P. maximum (1 Ƥ).

Remarks: This species is previously known from Brazil. Measurements of the specimens collected are close to those of original description, except that Z5 is about 0.7 as long as reported in the original description.

References

Chant, D. A. & McMurtry, J. A. (2004 a) A review of the subfamily Amblyseiinae Muma (Acari: Phytoseiidae): Part III. The tribe Amblyseiini Wainstein, subtribe Amblyseiina n. subtribe. International Journal of Acarology, 30, 171 - 228.

Denmark, H. A. & Muma, M. H. (1973) Phytoseiidae mites of Brazil (Acarina, Phytoseiidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 33, 235 - 276.

Feres, R. J. F. & Moraes, G. J. de (1998) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from wood areas in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 3, 125 - 132.

Lofego, A. C., Moraes, G. J. de & Castro, L. A. S. (2004) Phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Myrtaceae in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Zootaxa, 516, 1 - 18.

Moraes, G. J. de, McMurtry, J. A. & Denmark, H. A. (1986) A Catalog of the Mite Family Phytoseiidae: References to Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Habitat. Embrapa-DDT, Brasilia, 356 pp.